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Johnson County
Map of Johnson and Hood Counties, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
April 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pumping-Engine.
Patent for a pumping engine that uses a "combined piston rod and plunger acting in the same vertical line and carrying a crank pin box and cross heads for driving the governing fly wheel" (lines 12-15). Mounting and dismounting this engine is simple, and the engine has easily accessible packing ends of the steam and water cylinders. Also, the adjustable yoke is improved in this engine.
Date:
April 25, 1893
Creator:
Clarkson, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swinging Gate.
Patent for a new and improved swinging gate. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the main posts . . . [one] having the shallow recesses therein, of hinges, slotted batten, bell-crank lever connected with the upper hinge-bolt, and with a pin in the slot in the batten, spring, gravity-catch, gate, and roller" (lines 29-35).
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Sipe, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for improvements in washing-machines by using a combination of adjustable stationary rubbing-board and a rotary rubbing-cylinder to regulate the pressure on the clothes and at the same time, clothes can be cleaned without injury to them. Illustration is included.
Date:
April 7, 1891
Creator:
Polk, Kindrick Ford
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe for Bridges.
Patent for a new and improved bridge shoe including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Seaman, George S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplings of that class which effect an automatic coupling by means of a gravity hook; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction and operation of the same" (lines 9-13).
Date:
April 24, 1883
Creator:
Whiting, Lewis Peck
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from George Stewart to John Stewart, April 30, 1899]
This is a document from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by George Stewart and is addressed to John Stewart. In this postcard, Stewart discusses the goings-on in Johnson County in Texas. The news includes: updates on his and the family's well-being, a discussion about the planting of cottonseed, details about the grasshoppers eating all the wheat and mostly all of the corn, a message to Bill Evans about renting land, and updates about correspondences received. He closes the letter by noting that should John write soon with all the news.
Date:
April 30, 1899
Creator:
Stewart, George
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-411
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: May the Tax Assessor-Collector of Johnson County, acting as an agent for the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Johnson County Rural Fire Prevention District, voluntarily and without emolument, collect the tax provided by law for said Rural Fire Prevention District after being properly authorized to do so by said Board of Fire Commissioners?
Date:
April 8, 1958
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Bag Catchers and Deliverer
Patent for a mail bag catcher and deliverer. This invention is designed for the retrieval and delivery of mailbags by passing trains. Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Anderson, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display-Rack
Patent for a display rack.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Wilbanks, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Dam-Holder.
Patent for improvement in dental dam-holders.
Date:
April 17, 1900
Creator:
Myers, Samuel M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Cleburne receives Santa Fe engine]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Santa Fe railroad company presenting an antique steam locomotive to the town of Cleburne, to be placed as a monument in one of the city's parks.
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 55, Ed. 1 Monday, April 22, 1985
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 22, 1985
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1981
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 9, 1981
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 51, Ed. 1 Monday, April 3, 1989
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 3, 1989
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 54, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1986
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 17, 1986
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 54, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1987
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 16, 1987
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1985
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 4, 1985
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 54, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1985
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 18, 1985
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 49, Ed. 1 Monday, April 2, 1984
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 2, 1984
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1981
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 30, 1981
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1987
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 9, 1987
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 53, Ed. 1 Monday, April 17, 1989
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 17, 1989
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 53, Ed. 1 Monday, April 18, 1983
Semi-weekly newspaper from Burleson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 18, 1983
Creator:
Moody, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History